Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-12
| ICE G0RGES AND FLOODS.
INDIANA AND MICHIGAN TOWNS
IN A BAD FIX.

~ a
Experience Than Her Terrible One OF
Your Years Ago-A Considerable Por-
tion of Lyons in Danger of 81.
swept Away.
FORT WAYNE, IND, Feb. 11.-Tha
Maumee,St. Joseph's and Mary's rivers
rose five feot last night, and the food now
threatens to surpass the memorable ons
of four years ago. A number Of families
residing In the flooded district OF the
city have removed to the upper stories OF
their residences or have abandoned them
altogether.
At River Point, between Fort Wayne
and Toledo, great distress is reported.
Many factories have shut down, and the
employees put to work surroYsaipt pths
works by dykes. The sYhow within
foot OF the floors of the prixgl pal brIdges,
and the city must shortly be cut off from
communication by wagon roads from the
north. The river is rising six inches any
hour and rain is falling.
ICE GoRGEs IN MICHIGAN.
DETROIT, Feb. 11.-Specials from
Lyons, Mich, Indicate that there Is dan
ger that q considerable portion OF tne
town will be swept away Dy the flood
occasioned by the gorging OF Ice just be.
intersect at Lyons above the gorge.
Both are at flood and every tributary
stream Ia in similar condition. Another
great Ice gorge has formed near Lansing.
which fs on Grand river above Lyons.
There is great fear Of it's break
nnf i%s' In ss which maoh case ise. there III Twill will.
unless the Lyons gorge breaks first. Tires
houses at Lyons have been swept away
and demolished. A large number have
been damaged by the rushing water aod
Ice and still more are flooded four to six
feet In depth above the ground level.
At Muir the same condition Of affairs
existe, and merchants have abandoned
stores which stand exposed to the cur
rent.
THREE RIVERS SURROUNDED.
Three Rivers is surrounded with
water. All the railroad shops are closed
and millions of feet OF lumber piled in tho
yards are af1oat.
A slight abatement of the flood was no.
tioed last night at Lyons, but 1t was on in
all its force this morning. The rain felt
in torrents till about midnight, when ii
changed to snow, and by daylight fully
eight inches OF snow and sleet had fallen.
There is a regular northeaster, with a
twenty-mile wind. The people are worn
out working night and day to save their
properly. A rough estimate OF the dam
and 100000 thus far.
A special from Monroe says: s'rhe river
Raisia has been slowly rising for the last
twenty-four hours, but the ice has broken,
giving free passage to the lake. Tha
banks OF the river are lined with immensa
walls OF ice and frozen snow, rising eight
or ten feet above the present high water
mark, and great fields Of ice of the SANG
thickness fill all the streets adjacent To
the river"
JACKSON FLOODED.
A jackson special says: "The pressure
OF the water In Grand river in the mill
pond opposite this CITY was too great, and
last night the sluices were opened with
the result that ths water rose several feet.
and the Grand Trunk bridge is now under
water. The Hurd Hotel basement has
two feet of water in It,. Cellxb >bus-
ness blocks In the centre of fneyoWn ara
all flooded from IS inches to 21S feet. This
STATE Fair grounds are completely sub
merged, and on large tract OF land in
the southern part OF the city, known az
MitcnelPs addition, the water is up to
the floors of the dwellings. The State
prison walls stand in the midst of a lake,
ELKHARr ALMOST SURROUNDED.
ELKHART, IND, Feb. 1.-THE food
here instead OF subsidIng has been fear-
fully augmented by heavy rain, which
y
the st. Joe and Elkhart rivers are now
raging at II feet above low water mark.
and the st. Joe is still rising. all the
lower portions of the city, including the
flats and island, are one vast sea.
About fifty houses are surrounded and
a number OF families have been
compelled to vaoate or move into
the upper stories. Lsst night fire alarm
was gwen to get men and to save ths
head gates of the dam, in which they
have succeeded by incessant labor The
water is standing to a depth of. several
feet in a number of factories. Tonight
the bridge approaching the island sue
cumbed to the rising waters.